An action caused by the effector due to the stimulus is called?

An action caused by the effector due to the stimulus is called?

• A. Stimulus
• B. Coordination
• C. Response
• D. Receptor

Answer: (C)

When a stimulus is detected and the nervous system sends a command to an effector, the action produced by that effector is the response. In simple terms, the stimulus starts the process, receptors sense it, the brain or spinal cord coordinates the signal, and the effector (like a muscle or gland) carries out the action. The result you observe—such as a muscle contracting to move away from heat or a gland releasing a substance—is the response. The other terms refer to different parts of this chain: the stimulus is the trigger, coordination is the processing and linking of sensing to action, and the receptor is the cell that detects the stimulus.

When a stimulus is detected and the nervous system sends a command to an effector, the action produced by that effector is the response. In simple terms, the stimulus starts the process, receptors sense it, the brain or spinal cord coordinates the signal, and the effector (like a muscle or gland) carries out the action. The result you observe—such as a muscle contracting to move away from heat or a gland releasing a substance—is the response. The other terms refer to different parts of this chain: the stimulus is the trigger, coordination is the processing and linking of sensing to action, and the receptor is the cell that detects the stimulus.